Isn’t right ear piercing a way to market that you are Gay. Not an issue if you are but otherwise some might misunderstand your piercing

Fck hahaha this is new i get to know in my small town we don't know sooo much like u said 😂😂😂

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Hahaha these comments make me sick now I'm confused

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I'm a 25 male last year i decided to get my right ear Pierced  And now I'm gonna do it tomorrow 4th of oct  And now I'm doubting something did i take a right turn I'm full of fear 😅😅😅   Yeh soci...

I'm a 25 male last year i decided to get my right ear Pierced 
And now I'm gonna do it tomorrow 4th of oct
 And now I'm doubting something did i take a right turn I'm full of fear 😅😅😅


Yeh society mf😂😂😂😂🥲

Fear of ear piercing at 25

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I'm working as a software Engineer at a startup with almost 2 YOE. Looking at most of my friends going to usa for masters right after college i felt like I'm making a mistake by not doing the same after listening software engineers earning 100K us dollars there. I thought I'll give myself two years get some work experience and then think about it but honestly I'm still confused if i should switch(which is not proving to be so simple in the current job market) or should I go for masters (again confused here in choosing between usa or Germany or Australia). Will taking almost 40 Lakhs of loan money and doing it be worth it ? Seriously damn confused about what next step to take. When I spoke with the CTO here, he advised it's not worth and you can be earning almost similar money here soon. I'd say FOMO is also a big thing here. As i tell myself let's take the risk, 2 years of study will be done soon and then work for 3-4 years , make big money , repay the loan and get back to India. I'd be having the international exposure, experiencing some above average lifestyle than India , so confused man 

Any grapeviners who might have seen people around them taking this step please suggest me what to do, any advice is greatly appreciated 🙏

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Confession: What's a weird phobia you have?

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Guys please give me some tips to become fearless.  I alway fear in every work. Whether it's joining new company,taking some tough work, doing something new, you name it and I always have fear. Fear of what will happen next,how will I manage that, is it even possible, what if they don't like me etc etc etc. I am currently in my early 20's and I don't want to spend my life fearing from everything.  Please peeps guide me or give some mantras based on your life experiences how not to fear or how not to get that feeling.

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I turned 25 a few months back. I am balding from my college days. During the lockdown, it was somehow accelerated and lost most of the hair line. Now i look like a person with male pattern baldness who has lost his almost all hair. 

Baldness is hereditary in my family. My head almost looks like my fathers head, who is also bald. 

I always knew that I would go bald someday but never imagined that it would be at 25. 

Though i don't hide it by anything. I go in public openly and try to be as confident as much as possible, but sometimes I feel very sad as people generally stare and don't usually talk normally. Some relatives even tell it on my face that who is going to marry you. This generally brings down my confidence.

Career wise, i am doing pretty good. Earning good money. 

Some people say go for hair transplant, but to be very honest, I don't feel it is worth spending money on the hair, which at the end going to vanish only due to hereditary reasons.

I have almost accepted the way I look now, but  become very anxious when I think about getting married. I'm not sure if somebody is going to accept me the way I look. 

What would be your advice for me? How should I deal with it so that it does bother me again and again.

Going complete bald at 25!

I’m always scared that people will judge me if I do this etc, and because of that I don’t even start 
I wanted to start writing on LinkedIn but I’m scared that people will judge me and make fun of me
I’m also very scared of failing, I had a shortlist from almost all the companies but I didn’t even prepare for my interview because I thought I won’t be able to crack it, I regret it so much 
I think nhi hoga and I don’t even try 
Instead of being grateful I destroyed all my opportunities which other people didn’t have 
Did I take it for granted? 
I want to overcome this in 2024, please help me what do I do?

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I'm afraid that time is flying and I will not be able to do things which I thought I will do for my parents. 
What I'm doing- recently moved closer to them and will try to use extended weekends for doing those things (mainly experiences). 
Go ahead and tell us your fear and what are you doing for that

What's your biggest fear in life

Sorry if this question sounds offensive 
But yesterday made me realise ALL genders have faced this hair on body insecurity 

Women who get facial hair, men who don't

Gals & guys, at what age did you start grooming facial and body hair?

It can be anything related to not doing something you always wanted to but never did, a mistake you realize you shouldn’t have made, or feelings of not being successful enough. Feel free to share your thoughts.

Do you have any regrets?

How to effectively use your LinkedIn to get a job ? Apart from refferals from friends, I have made decent cold calls . Leads always go cold 

( I'm a 26 yro guy who got into Audit role in a startup from college placement in 2023.
Now i have chronic anxiety/fear that if i don't get into a financial role this year, I will be stuck in the audit field, which doesn't have any growth unless i do CA or CPA .)

"Feeling Stuck !!! Want to leverage LinkedIn to escape the Audit Trap"

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What's the best birthday gift YOU have given YOURSELF?

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I've turned 27, roughly 3yoe earning 50k which is low but I'm upskilling. Currently due to layoffs, AI news and just a very unhealthy state of IT things are getting very depressing and I personally feel like I've already lost or missed in life. 
People are planning to get married around me everything is so sudden. 

People of grapevine, what advice would you want to give people like me who feel lost. 
Any general advice such as financial planning, lifestyle changes or just tech advice any advice which has helped you to live peacefully and comfortably would be greatly appreciated.

FOMO in tech

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Speaking out your stress helps to attain mental peace, discuss out your problems in comments and let people suggest you the solution!

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This app has been my go to place lately. I can interact with fellow viners of my age or in the same age group so casually and in a candid way without hesitation. Put forth my thoughts and discuss anything literally. Irl it would have been difficult for me to become that expressive. 

Also I have realized this lately that our generation is more mature, kind and understanding as I came across the posts and the comments on them made by fellow viners. People here are awesome and feels real good to be here.

We often hesitate to speak openly in public gatherings or anywhere we don't find known faces. So, just wanted to know what holds you back from being your true self or putting yourself out there so candidly irl as you are on grapevine.

What holds you back?

25M. My parents keep on asking to get marry Because I am earning.. But the thing is I am not prepared for this, need to achieve my goals, not sure I will be reaching my goals after marriage. more over there are some trust issues on arranged marriages. Also I do get this on my mind some times, does marriage is mandatory, can't we live without marriage, I feel this when I see married people pretends  that they are happy outside but they are not inside, reasons might differ, lack of understanding, compromises, adjustments, Financial instability . I am in full of confused state. I already rejected few matches because of this mixed feelings and also to achieve my goals.

Marriage in Early Stage Matters ?

Grapeviners, can you, with all honesty convince a non-believer like me into getting married and having children. If you do, my parents will send a million blessings your way. 

About me: 
- Female, 28
- mostly introverted, very selectively extroverted
- single and normally attractive
- Jinxed when it comes to relationships
- Financially independent, Net worth: 1 cr
- not bragging, but I'm decently intellectual and I can have smart conversations

My reason to resist marriage is: I'm scared it won't work out and will cause bigger problems than being single. Have seen too many unhappy marriages in family and friends. Dating scenes in recent times have only made things even more unimpressive.

Convince me to get married

People over 35 what is one thing you regret from your younger years?

I am 31 M and am married with no kids as of yet. 

I have been to the US for my master's and also did a job there for some time. I came back to India in 2020 due to visa issues. 

Ever since then I have been thinking of going out of India, maybe to Canada (or nowadays Nordic countries are also accepting immigrants). But I am confused and unsure of what to do. 

I feel stuck here at my current job and feel like I haven't grown much. There are a lot of opportunities in other countries and the biggest motivation is lifestyle upgradation.

On the other hand, going to other countries would also mean a lot of struggle at this stage of my life, which I did the first time around when I went to the US. Plus there is this war situation happening in multiple countries. No one knows what will happen of that.

One more factor is - India is also doing fairly well and is seen as having the maximum growth potential in the next 5-10 years

What do you suggest? What are the points that I should consider? 

Also if I were to try to move out, which countries would you recommend I look at? What are the benefits? 

Help please!!!

Should I move out of India?

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So basically an Engineering plus MBA guy here , stuck in a job that has nothing to do with finance under a manager who undermines every effort towards simplifying things and I'm considering upgrading myself to something better.

So CFAs of grapevine what do you recommend , wher to start what to avoid and everything in between

CFAs where did you take your first step?

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